“victory of the people”
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A given name in English
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01 / Meaning & origin
Niles is a masculine given name documented in English.
No etymology is recorded in our sources for this spelling yet. The record exists because the name is documented in use; a meaning will be shown only once a cited source supports it.
02 / Across borders
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United States, 2025: 54 boys (rank 2480). Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1880–2025 Spelling: Niles
Recorded category boys
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1885 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1886 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1887 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1888 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1889 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1890 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1891 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1892 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1893 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1894 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1895 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1896 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1897 | 5 | 1,057 | observed |
| 1898 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1899 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1900 | 5 | 1,310 | observed |
| 1901 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1902 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1903 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1904 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1905 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1906 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1907 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1908 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1909 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1910 | 6 | 1,421 | observed |
| 1911 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1912 | 7 | 2,045 | observed |
| 1913 | 23 | 1,049 | observed |
| 1914 | 15 | 1,608 | observed |
| 1915 | 16 | 1,782 | observed |
| 1916 | 26 | 1,335 | observed |
| 1917 | 38 | 1,078 | observed |
| 1918 | 29 | 1,313 | observed |
| 1919 | 23 | 1,531 | observed |
| 1920 | 27 | 1,416 | observed |
| 1921 | 31 | 1,329 | observed |
| 1922 | 24 | 1,545 | observed |
| 1923 | 25 | 1,502 | observed |
| 1924 | 24 | 1,577 | observed |
| 1925 | 25 | 1,493 | observed |
| 1926 | 22 | 1,605 | observed |
| 1927 | 27 | 1,436 | observed |
| 1928 | 35 | 1,211 | observed |
| 1929 | 42 | 1,055 | observed |
| 1930 | 29 | 1,330 | observed |
| 1931 | 43 | 1,015 | observed |
| 1932 | 29 | 1,254 | observed |
| 1933 | 30 | 1,202 | observed |
| 1934 | 30 | 1,213 | observed |
| 1935 | 27 | 1,295 | observed |
| 1936 | 26 | 1,296 | observed |
| 1937 | 33 | 1,148 | observed |
| 1938 | 33 | 1,125 | observed |
| 1939 | 28 | 1,238 | observed |
| 1940 | 35 | 1,107 | observed |
| 1941 | 35 | 1,108 | observed |
| 1942 | 55 | 888 | observed |
| 1943 | 46 | 986 | observed |
| 1944 | 44 | 974 | observed |
| 1945 | 36 | 1,078 | observed |
| 1946 | 37 | 1,145 | observed |
| 1947 | 44 | 1,093 | observed |
| 1948 | 55 | 933 | observed |
| 1949 | 47 | 1,013 | observed |
| 1950 | 57 | 904 | observed |
| 1951 | 45 | 1,070 | observed |
| 1952 | 44 | 1,094 | observed |
| 1953 | 42 | 1,139 | observed |
| 1954 | 32 | 1,333 | observed |
| 1955 | 42 | 1,154 | observed |
| 1956 | 38 | 1,232 | observed |
| 1957 | 30 | 1,436 | observed |
| 1958 | 31 | 1,396 | observed |
| 1959 | 29 | 1,467 | observed |
| 1960 | 35 | 1,341 | observed |
| 1961 | 34 | 1,368 | observed |
| 1962 | 31 | 1,403 | observed |
| 1963 | 28 | 1,485 | observed |
| 1964 | 29 | 1,462 | observed |
| 1965 | 28 | 1,456 | observed |
| 1966 | 22 | 1,650 | observed |
| 1967 | 21 | 1,711 | observed |
| 1968 | 14 | 2,200 | observed |
| 1969 | 30 | 1,463 | observed |
| 1970 | 21 | 1,939 | observed |
| 1971 | 24 | 1,823 | observed |
| 1972 | 18 | 2,158 | observed |
| 1973 | 35 | 1,435 | observed |
| 1974 | 38 | 1,388 | observed |
| 1975 | 45 | 1,280 | observed |
| 1976 | 33 | 1,608 | observed |
| 1977 | 23 | 2,063 | observed |
| 1978 | 38 | 1,508 | observed |
| 1979 | 42 | 1,435 | observed |
| 1980 | 37 | 1,593 | observed |
| 1981 | 38 | 1,577 | observed |
| 1982 | 33 | 1,734 | observed |
| 1983 | 48 | 1,347 | observed |
| 1984 | 31 | 1,796 | observed |
| 1985 | 45 | 1,485 | observed |
| 1986 | 46 | 1,476 | observed |
| 1987 | 47 | 1,506 | observed |
| 1988 | 45 | 1,592 | observed |
| 1989 | 53 | 1,537 | observed |
| 1990 | 45 | 1,755 | observed |
| 1991 | 48 | 1,699 | observed |
| 1992 | 43 | 1,884 | observed |
| 1993 | 42 | 1,933 | observed |
| 1994 | 57 | 1,608 | observed |
| 1995 | 70 | 1,417 | observed |
| 1996 | 49 | 1,842 | observed |
| 1997 | 56 | 1,730 | observed |
| 1998 | 80 | 1,418 | observed |
| 1999 | 68 | 1,593 | observed |
| 2000 | 64 | 1,742 | observed |
| 2001 | 54 | 1,982 | observed |
| 2002 | 41 | 2,428 | observed |
| 2003 | 41 | 2,507 | observed |
| 2004 | 43 | 2,531 | observed |
| 2005 | 36 | 2,902 | observed |
| 2006 | 38 | 2,932 | observed |
| 2007 | 50 | 2,504 | observed |
| 2008 | 37 | 3,103 | observed |
| 2009 | 47 | 2,623 | observed |
| 2010 | 29 | 3,633 | observed |
| 2011 | 41 | 2,852 | observed |
| 2012 | 45 | 2,678 | observed |
| 2013 | 39 | 2,895 | observed |
| 2014 | 53 | 2,402 | observed |
| 2015 | 49 | 2,528 | observed |
| 2016 | 54 | 2,387 | observed |
| 2017 | 65 | 2,109 | observed |
| 2018 | 49 | 2,579 | observed |
| 2019 | 64 | 2,188 | observed |
| 2020 | 70 | 2,024 | observed |
| 2021 | 64 | 2,193 | observed |
| 2022 | 59 | 2,379 | observed |
| 2023 | 53 | 2,510 | observed |
| 2024 | 39 | 3,104 | observed |
| 2025 | 54 | 2,480 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Niles” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
Passages quoted verbatim from public-domain reference works. They reflect the scholarship of their time, not current consensus, and may use obsolete spellings.
Niles— “victory of the people”
_Niles_, _m._ _Finn._ Gr. victory of the people, 90
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Glossary of Christian Names · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
NISRA — First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland, 1997-2025 (full list)
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
